ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Standard, Volume LVII, Issue 195, 19 July 1937, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

STATE THEATRE. “‘SWING HIGH; SWING LOW.” Carole Lombard and Fred Mae Murray, the romantic team of former triumphs, are together again in Paramount’s “Swing High; Swing Low,”-a romance with music, which screens at . the Stato Theatre. “Swing High; Swing Low” is the story of nightclub life in Panama and New York. j\lir#s Lombard plays the role of an entertainer in a Panama cabaret who makes a famous musician out of Mae Murray, who lias been very much on ihe loose in the canal port. This role gives Miss Lombard an opportunity to sing and dunce, the first time she exhibits her talents in these fields, and Mae Murray plays the trumpet, also for the first time in pictures. The cast alcio includes glamorous Dorothy Lamour, the beauty who captivated everybody iu her first screen appearance, “The Jungle Princess.” She plays the role of “the other woman.” with whom Mae Murray falls, in love*. Miss Lamour, who was famous as a radio singer before her entry into pictures, also oings and dances in “Swing High; Swing Low,” Charles Lutterworth, Jean Dixon, Harvey Stephens, and other well-known feature players complete the carat. “Swing High; Swing Low” was directed by Mitchel LeLsen, who directed other outstanding musical films. Imusic was written by Ralph Raingcr and Leo Robin, and Sam C'oslow and AI Soigcl. The picture is one that maintains the high standard of entertainment set by the State and is supported by an outstanding selection of fcaHirettcs which includes Popeyc the Sailor in his latent cartoon, “I’m in the Army Now,” Paramount topical, and the latest Leslie of the popular Fox Aussie News.

REGENT THEATRE. “LAST OF MRS CIIEYNEY.” “The Lflfit of Mrs Chcyncy” screening at the Regent Theatre to-night brings together for the first time three stars who, singly, have recently contributed to the screen three of the year’s most successful and outstanding pictures. Joan Crawford, direct from “The Gorgeous Hussy”; William Powell, from “Alter the Thin Man”; Robert Montgomery, whose “Piccadilly Jim” still remains one of the high spots of 1936 screen entertainment. To this triple-star cast Mctro-Goldwyn-Maycr alno has added an outstanding supporting cast that, includes Frank Morgan, Jessie Ralph. Nigel Bruce, Colleen C lare, Bonita Hume, Ralph Forbes, Ailecn Pringle and Melville Cooper. Lawrence Weingaricn, who was at the producer*© helm on “Libelled Lady,” is the producer of the new picture. Based upon the famous Frederic Lonsdale play ot a few years ago, Leon Gordon, Samson Raphaoison and Monckton Hollo completely modernised the story with a deft adaptation that promise* to establish the screen version an an outstanding riot of laughter and complicated situations. To .Miss Crawford falls the title role of the lovely American woman in whose hands gullible English socialities become easy victims of a plot to trick them out of a fortune of jewels. William Powell. , as Mrs Cheyncy’s butler, Charles, i<s revealed as the brains of the group of international thieves, but a lovable crook who makes unusual sacrifices to protect the good name of the woman ho adores. Montgomery appears as romantic young Lord Billing who uncovers the plot to fleece ltis British friends and who learns the true character of Airs Choyney when she chooses exjrosure as a thief rather than submit to hi.s amorous advances. Frank Morgan is seen as Lord Kclton and other assistants in weaving the hilarious plot arc Mi«s Bruce, as the Duchess ot Eblcy; Nigel Bruce, as Lord Wynton; Bonita Hume as Lady Winton; Ralph Forbes, as Cousin John; and Lumsrlcn Hare, as Inspector Witherspoon. Adrian designed new and startling, costumos for Mis.* Craw ford which promise to set Iho fashion world agog, and Cedric Gibbons and his assistants provided some of the most lavish settings yet to be seen on the cercen.